WASHINGTON (OSV News) — President Donald Trump on Jan. 23 signed an executive order directing the declassification of files on the assassinations of former President John F. Kennedy, the nation’s …
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Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — A federal judge on Jan. 23 temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to change the interpretation of the 14th Amendment, which grants birthright citizenship. …
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Trump to send video message to March for Life rally; Vance to speak at event
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — President Donald Trump will deliver a video message to the March for Life rally in the nation’s capital Jan. 24, and Vice President JD Vance will speak …
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(OSV News) — Cecile Richards, former Planned Parenthood president and progressive activist, died Jan. 20 after a battle with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer. She was 67. Richards, the …
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Catholic leaders condemn Trump’s order to expand use of death penalty
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order on the federal death penalty Jan. 20, among the first actions of his second term, directing the attorney general to …
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USCCB president calls Trump orders on migration, death penalty ‘deeply troubling’
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — Executive orders signed by President Donald Trump on issues including migration, the environment and the death penalty are “deeply troubling,” Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, president of the …
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Trump signs executive order directing government to only recognize two biological sexes
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonIn an order titled “Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism And Restoring Biological Truth To The Federal Government,” Trump directed, “It is the policy of the United States to recognize …
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Trump administration reverses policy to permit ICE arrests at churches
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — The Trump administration said Jan. 21 it would rescind a long-standing policy preventing Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from making arrests at what are seen as sensitive …
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Episcopal bishop pushes Trump on immigration at inaugural interfaith prayer service
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — Episcopal Bishop Mariann Budde of Washington raised some concerns Jan. 21 over policies being advanced by the new Trump administration, asking President Donald Trump at an event …
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WASHINGTON (OSV News) — A coalition of advocacy groups led by the American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit Jan. 20 challenging President Donald Trump’s Day 1 executive order seeking …